The Ball State women’s tennis team lost 5-2 against Marquette on Sunday afternoon.
It’s the third loss on the road for the Cardinals in non-conference play. The loss puts its season record at 7-3.
All three of the doubles teams lost their matches for Ball State. At No. 3, the pairing of seniors Paola Rodriguez and Lauren Pickrel were the closest to get a win for Ball State as they lost to Aina Hernandez Soler and Aleeza Kanner by 8-7 (7-5).
For the singles, sophomore Courtney Wild won a straight-set victory over Ana Pimienta 6-3, 6-3 at No. 1. In No. 2 singles, freshman Courtney Earnest lost her first set to Rocio Diaz but fought back for the 6-7, 6-3, 10-5 win. Earnest improved her singles record to 9-1 on the season followed by Wild at 8-2.
Freshman Ayaka Terashi lost in No. 3 singles, freshman Bethany Moore lost at No. 4 singles, junior Kristel Sanders lost at No. 5 singles and sophomore Ashlyn Rang lost at No. 6 singles to close out the competition for Ball State.
Ball State will travel to Cleveland to play against Youngstown State at 5 p.m. Saturday.
